26 Amendments of Jean-Paul DENANOT related to 2016/2078(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, workare productive animals that can be used ing animals in transport, tourism, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives variety of ways, i.e. to produce meat, to work, for sporting and recreational purposes and for racing, and any one animal may be used for more than one purpose during its life;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and semi-subsistence farms, 86 % of which are found in the newer Member States, and in tourism activities, in connection with which the number of hours for which horses may be worked is not regulated;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from tourismhat cannot be relocated in connection both with farming, forestry, rearing areas, training centres, equestrian centres and race courses and with professional horsemen and horse traders, but the welfare of some equidae is compromised and tourists are too often insufficiently informed to identify welfare problems15 ; _________________ 15Santorini Donkey and Mule Taxis – an Independent Animal Welfare Report for the Donkey Sanctuary, 2013.;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas welfare issues must accordingly be central to all equine activities;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and are often left with serious welfare problems, particularly during an economic downturn; whereas equid abandonment by private individuals has increased since 2008 in western Member States, especially where they have become expensive luxuries as opposed to working animals16 ; _________________ 16The Donkey Sanctuary & University College Dublin: Donkey Welfare in Ireland in 2015.nd are no longer a source of income;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas private owners are faced with difficult decisions when they are no longer able to sufficiently care for their equidae; whereas in some Member States euthanasia is too often, prior to rendering, is usually the first recourse for private owners who are no longer able to meet the equid’s welfare needs, yet in of their Member States, equidae can only be euthanised wd provide veterinary care for them, rathere there is a clear immediate veterinary need, irrespective of the long-term welfare of the animal concernedan slaughtering with a view to human consmuption, yet in other Member States equidae may be euthanised only on veterinary grounds;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas a large number of horses are currently excluded from human consumption and may not be slaughtered because of administrative difficulties concerning medication records, and whereas that situation may have a harmful effect on their welfare;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas horses are not recognised as productive animals in many non-EU countries, whereas horsemeat is often imported from those countries and sold in the EU despite the potential risks to EU consumers' health as a result of unreliable traceability systems in countries of origin, and whereas that situation gives rise to distortions of competition because, for the time being, the EU does not allow meat from horses not originally intended for meat production and slaughter to enter the human food chain;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
Mc. whereas solutions to rectify this situation have been proposed by representatives of the farming and veterinarian professions, such as a six- month waiting period, so that checks can be made in the six months prior to slaughter, albeit on condition that such checks are targeted and scientifically based (on maximum residue limits for medicinal products), and meat hitherto regarded as unfit for human consumption can be safely brought back into the food chain;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for greater EU-level acknowledgement of the equine sector, which makes a significant contribution to the EU's general and strategic objectives, and for it to be incorporated to a greater extent into the various CAP components through direct aids either under the first pillar or under the second pillar (for training, knowledge transfer, setting up, diversification of farm holding activities, innovation, CANH, AECM, etc.);
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that horses are increasingly being used for sporting and recreational purposes on agricultural holdings by farmers seeking to diversify their activities and broaden their income base; whereas such activities are helping to bring equine-related sports and education and equine therapy to a wider audience;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Whereas this sector, which is currently growing strongly, needs to be placed on a more professional footing, partly by clarifying the VAT regime applying to it, and whereas this process of professionalisation is essential in order to upgrade breeding and animal welfare skills and is also necessary in order to increase the transparency of equine- related activities and thereby combat fraud and address grey economy issues;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and related businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall; points out, however, that the current taxation arrangements are preventing equine professionals from earning enough to ensure the future economic sustainability of their businesses;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that such clarification should result in the establishment of a uniform, dependable and targeted framework for reduced VAT rates that will leave Member States sufficient leeway to frame their own tax policies;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that VAT law applying to the equine sector should be clarified during the forthcoming revision of the VAT Directive in order to foster the development of a growth- and jobs- oriented equine sector and address grey economy issues;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Affirms that equid owners shouldmust have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandrycare provided by equid professionals, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care, in particular end-of- life animals;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines, with reference to the 10 OIE principles, the importance of the forthcoming Animal Welfare Reference Centres for improved levels of compliance with, and consistent enforcement of, legislation, along with the dissemination of information and best practice relating to animal welfare;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism,provide active support for the development of guides to good practice drawn up in consultation with European trade organisations by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their dissemination of clear information to help tourists make welfare-friendly choices when deciding whether or not to use the services of workingtribution; calls also on the Commission to set maximum daily working hours and minimum rest periods for equidae;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the problems caused by the administration of medicines to Equidae, a practice which may very often definitively exclude the animal from the food chain in the European Union;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the differences in health requirements applicable to horsemeat produced in Europe and that imported from third countries;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Calls on the Commission, in this context, to remedy this situation by means of a 'withdrawal period' system which will make it possible to bring an animal back into the chain after a medicine has been administered to it for the last time, while protecting consumer health;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10f. Recalls that it is desirable to have an equivalent level of health requirements for the European consumer, whatever the origin of horsemeat consumed, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to take action to restore the balance between the level of requirements within the EU and that for which checks are carried out at borders, while protecting consumer health;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to formulate guidance for the Food and Veterinary Office on the welfare of equidae at the time of slaughterensure the proper application of the current legislation, dating from 2005, on the protection of animals (including Equidae) during transport, particularly the 8-hour limit, and that dating from 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter; calls on the Commission, to this end, to formulate specific recommendations applicable to Equidae in order to improve the application of these two regulations on animal welfare;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Commission to promote scientific research in order to develop methods of slaughter more appropriate to Equidae;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Member States to promote the reintegration into the food chain, after a six-month withdrawal period, of Equidae who have reached the end of their lives, but only on condition that inspections during those six months are carried out for the specific purpose and based on scientific principles, in order to preserve human health;